Electric Avenue Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Bloody hell that was frustrating. If its any consolation, they're not winning anything this season. Wouldn't be sure. Well organised and well drilled game plan. Made us look very ordinary ( maybe we are?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Guzan 6 Lowton 6 Vlaar 5 Okore 6 Luna 6 Bacuna 2 Delph 5 Westwood 6 Weimann 5 Benteke 7 Gabby 6 I would have ripped your hands off for 3 points after those 3 games. Good start to the season, but we need to learn how to play at home. Benteke gets a 7, Okore gets a 6? Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMcKenna Posted August 24, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2013 Firstly i didnt see the game but followed it on here and clearly we were poor in the first half. But i find ironic to read how many were calling for KEA to come on and the stick given to the likes of Bacuna especially after the stick KEA got at the same time last year! Fickle isnt the word! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 At times our CM seemed non - existent. I'm a big Westwood fan but he was really a passenger today. He was a passenger because he does nothing off the ball and we saw little of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giro Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Bacuna man of the match though lol no arguments here, liverpool are just a better team. Onwards and upwards and all that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Bloody hell that was frustrating. If its any consolation, they're not winning anything this season.Wouldn't be sure. Well organised and well drilled game plan. Made us look very ordinary ( maybe we are?). I thought they looked dreadful. Loads of the ball and did naff all with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Why didn't Lambert put on Bent at all? Oh, yeah...he is scoring goals for another team... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Totally outdone tactically. Must agree with this - especially fir the first half. We seem inept and clueless when asked to dictate play (i.e, at home) and Liverpool came, shut off our midfield and nulified any attempt at an attack. We got better after the break without ever looking like scoring (Benteke chance aside). The reason I feel we got better at home from February last season was the games we were playing were very open as both teams were simply desperate for points - and we could counter attack. Today Liverpool got their goal, dominated the first half and simply sat back second half to try soak up our pressure and get us on the attack. On the plus side we look more solid defensively - and Okore is more of a starter than Vlaar for me. 3 points from first three games is more than I expected - but felt we didn't perform to our capabilities today. We go again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Think the only word currently on my mind is frustrating, after shortly getting back from VP. On a Villa point of view, firstly obviously, why did PL decide to switch the formation (4-3-3) that got us 3 points at Arsenal and deserving something at Chelsea, didn't suit us at all; Bacuna looked dreadful, couldn't even pass the ball 10 yards to one of our players. Secondly that game just screamed that we need a number 10 type player, nothing creativity wise was put through the middle day. Toure easily MOTM today, haven't got a **** clue how Bacuna was announced as it at VP, he kept Benteke in his back-pocket all day long. Somehow Mignolet managed to save 2 efforts from Benteke, one in either half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Better team lost. The difference at the end of the day was Sturridge and Mignolet had their moments of quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I really don't think Toure had Benteke in his pocket at all, the service to him was poor but he still brought two good saves out of the keeper and easily beat him at a corner but put the header wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 tbh .. Our defence is getting much better .. We made Coutinho and Cazorla and many of those three teams top midfielders quite .. Well I'm happy with that .. We were against a good Liverpool side .. So can't complain a lot .. Okore and Vlaar gives me much confidence in the defence .. And I wanted Sylla to start instead of Bacuna .. as we seem to be less confident in the beginning of every game ! Hopefully we could get the points out of Newcastle ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Benteke isn't in his day .. Hopefully against Newcastle he would ! Helenius seemed to have a good debut ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 (edited) Good away, poor at home. It is a pattern that will repeat itself until we get a good attacking midfielder. Sounds familiar. Edited August 24, 2013 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I didn't watch the game. Was Bacuna THAT bad? What was it about his performance that was so hideous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 rogers set them up a treat, made us play knowing that we cant, that wont be the last time we have a home performance like that, far too much going backwards or side ways nowhere near enough adventure to our play benteke pretty poor again, kolo MOTM if you are looking at both teams, delph for us not sure if it was the 3 games in a week or if we just gave gerrard too much respect but we hardly pressed him thought they were pretty average which is the most frustrating thing, apart from the very well worked goal they did nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 24, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2013 Problem for me is going forward. Not enough movement and creativity. Liverpool just sat back and let us have the ball and marked the space. There was very little interchanging between the midfield. Think we will really struggle at this year when teams just mark the space.Problem for me is going forward. Not enough movement and creativity. Liverpool just sat back and let us have the ball and marked the space. There was very little interchanging between the midfield. Think we will really struggle at this year when teams just mark the space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 24, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2013 Why didn't Lambert put on Bent at all? Oh, yeah...he is scoring goals for another team... Scoring goals in a losing game against a team we beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Just Back Positives Okore -Very assured Delph -Lots of energy But - Negatives Bacuna - Who has struggled in pre season TBH, Was absolutely terrible - I know people say give him time etc - but really he should have been nowhere near the first team today - a major clanger from Lambert - compounded by not subbing at 45 mins - its one game - his first game - but IMO he hasn't got it at this level Tonev - an overseas AlBrighton Luna - looked suspect defensivley - kinda good he doesn't the speak the lingo - as Guzan was giving him some right ear bashings. Going forward he looks pretty good - reminds me of Chris Price Overall not good enough -and don't be fooled that a defeat to liverpool is half expected - they scarcley looked mid table to me.If we perform like this at home - we may struggle to improve on last seasons tally of 5 home victories... Think we have signed to many bargain basements - but I suppose a club that can only muster 42,000 attendance can really be expected to match the likes of swansea, cardiff,norwich in the transfer market..................still the wage bill is coming down nicely.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I didn't watch the game. Was Bacuna THAT bad? What was it about his performance that was so hideous? Take the very worst bits of nzogbia - and you'll get the general idea. Outrageous selection/purchase by Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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